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legal code
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legal code
a code of laws adopted by a state or nation
legal code meaning(s)
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- (n) a code of laws adopted by a state or nation
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- This is so even in a country like Egypt, where much of the legal code has been secularized.
- But those few who do take up the gun say it is their duty to destroy leaders and governments that fail to rule strictly by Shari'a, the Islamic legal code.
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legal community
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
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legal document
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants…
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legal duty
acts which the law requires be done or forborne
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legal expert
a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
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legal fee
a fee paid for legal service
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legal fraud
comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable…
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legal guardian
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted…
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legal holiday
authorized by law and limiting work or official business
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legal injury
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
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legal instrument
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants…
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legal jointure
(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement…
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legal opinion
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
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legal ouster
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land…
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legal philosophy
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles…
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legal power
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
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legal principle
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
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legal proceeding
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments…
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legal profession
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular…
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legal relation
a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer…
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legal representation
personal representation that has legal status
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legal representative
a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of…
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legal residence
(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal…
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legal right
a right based in law